5 reasons Australian batsmen should be beware of Indian bowlers in the semi-finals

3. R.Ashwin:

Ashwin has been the best spinner in the World Cup 2015 along with Imran Tahir of South Africa. He has not only stemmed the flow of runs, but Dhoni has bought him in the power play overs to pick up wickets.

Ashwin has bowled as a wicket-taking bowler rather than containing the batsmen. And that has resulted in Ashwin picking wickets at regular intervals for India. Given the Aussie susceptibility to spin, Ashwin can be the ace of the pack for India.

Australia can do nothing more than play him out and not give him the wickets he wants to build up pressure of Australian batting. Because if he picks up 1 or 2 wickets, he can easily grab the moment with Jadeja at the other end and run through the side in matter of overs.

The most exciting battle will be seen on the field between Ashwin and Maxwell who has repeatedly unsettled the Tami Nadu spinner with his innovative reverse sweeps, switch hits and slog sweeps. It will be exciting to see how Ashwin copes with Maxwell.